† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
7 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupColumbus, GA-ALUnited States
English9.1%9.5%
American7.4%5.3%
Irish6.2%9.4%
German6.0%12.5%
Italian1.5%4.8%
Scottish1.2%1.3%
French0.8%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.8%—
African American†39.9%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%
Jamaican0.3%0.4%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%
Haitian0.2%0.3%
Mexican2.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.3%1.8%
Panamanian0.5%—
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%
Dominican0.4%0.7%
Cuban0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.4%
Honduran0.2%0.3%
Asian Indian0.7%1.4%
Korean0.3%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Columbus, GA-AL
United States
Median age
36.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Columbus, GA-AL
United States
Median household income
$60,450
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Columbus, GA-AL
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.3%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Columbus, GA-AL
United States
Catholic
2.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
31.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
46.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.1%
5.2%
Black Protestant
10.6%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Columbus, GA-AL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+41.3%
1896
+30.7%
1900
+53.3%
1904
+67.9%
1908
+47.5%
1912
+87.9%
1916
+87.0%
1920
+78.5%
1924
+80.6%
1928
+38.3%
1932
+90.8%
1936
+86.1%
1940
+82.6%
1944
+73.6%
1948
+33.0%
1952
+29.8%
1956
+16.1%
1960
+9.9%
1964
−33.5%
1968
−1.8%
1972
−51.7%
1976
+32.1%
1980
+23.5%
1984
−2.5%
1988
−7.2%
1992
+10.4%
1996
+13.0%
2000
+6.6%
2004
−2.7%
2008
+9.0%
2012
+10.0%
2016
+5.0%
2020
+9.0%
2024
+6.1%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
52.7%Harris70,832
46.6%Trump62,637
0.6%
D+6.1
R+2.9
D+7.6
134,284
D
53.9%Biden71,488
44.9%Trump59,580
1.1%
D+9.0
D+4.0
D+4.5
132,581
D
50.9%Clinton58,547
45.9%Trump52,795
3.2%
D+5.0
R+5.0
D+2.9
114,996
D
54.6%Obama62,947
44.6%Romney51,400
0.9%
D+10.0
D+1.0
D+6.2
115,356
D
54.3%Obama64,312
45.2%McCain53,588
0.5%
D+9.0
D+11.8
D+1.8
118,519
R
48.4%Kerry49,740
51.1%Bush52,540
0.6%
R+2.7
R+9.3
R+0.3
102,849
D
52.8%Gore44,012
46.2%Bush38,527
1.0%
D+6.6
R+6.4
D+6.1
83,376
D
53.8%Clinton40,138
40.9%Dole30,467
5.3%
D+13.0
D+2.6
D+4.5
74,541
D
50.6%Clinton41,859
40.2%Bush33,270
9.2%
D+10.4
D+17.6
D+4.8
82,774
R
46.1%Dukakis30,856
53.3%Bush35,697
0.6%
R+7.2
R+4.7
D+0.5
66,927
R
48.6%Mondale34,722
51.1%Reagan36,496
0.3%
R+2.5
R+26.0
D+15.7
71,406
D
60.0%Carter38,927
36.5%Reagan23,695
3.5%
D+23.5
R+8.6
D+33.2
64,863
D
65.7%Carter40,116
33.7%Ford20,551
0.6%
D+32.1
D+83.7
D+30.0
61,032
R
23.8%McGovern12,725
75.5%Nixon40,305
0.7%
R+51.7
R+49.9
R+28.5
53,395
O
23.3%Humphrey12,764
25.1%Nixon13,724
51.6%
Wallace +26.6
D+31.7
R+1.1
54,751
R
31.6%Johnson14,942
65.1%Goldwater30,749
3.3%
R+33.5
R+43.4
R+56.0
47,235
D
54.9%Kennedy15,647
44.9%Nixon12,812
0.2%
D+9.9
R+6.2
D+9.8
28,507
D
57.8%Stevenson14,674
41.6%Eisenhower10,576
0.6%
D+16.1
R+13.6
D+31.5
25,404
D
64.9%Stevenson18,419
35.1%Eisenhower9,966
0.0%
D+29.8
R+3.2
D+40.5
28,388
D
51.8%Truman7,866
18.8%Dewey2,859
29.3%
D+33.0
R+40.6
D+28.5
15,173
D
86.8%Roosevelt11,530
13.2%Dewey1,750
0.0%
D+73.6
R+9.0
D+66.1
13,284
D
91.2%Roosevelt10,806
8.6%Willkie1,019
0.2%
D+82.6
R+3.5
D+72.7
11,845
D
92.9%Roosevelt10,193
6.8%Landon747
0.3%
D+86.1
R+4.7
D+61.9
10,968
D
95.2%Roosevelt8,299
4.4%Hoover382
0.5%
D+90.8
D+52.5
D+73.0
8,721
D
69.0%Smith5,269
30.7%Hoover2,345
0.2%
D+38.3
R+42.3
D+55.8
7,632
D
87.7%Davis4,377
7.1%Coolidge354
5.2%
D+80.6
D+2.1
D+105.8
4,990
D
88.7%Cox3,487
10.1%Harding398
1.2%
D+78.5
R+8.5
D+104.7
3,933
D
91.5%Wilson4,606
4.4%Hughes223
4.1%
D+87.0
R+0.8
D+83.9
5,036
D
89.6%Wilson5,223
1.8%Taft102
8.6%
D+87.9
D+40.4
D+68.3
5,828
D
70.0%Bryan3,822
22.5%Taft1,228
7.5%
D+47.5
R+20.4
D+57.1
5,461
D
80.0%Parker4,036
12.0%Roosevelt607
8.0%
D+67.9
D+14.6
D+87.6
5,048
D
75.4%Bryan4,567
22.1%McKinley1,339
2.4%
D+53.3
D+22.6
D+60.9
6,054
D
63.6%Bryan5,416
32.9%McKinley2,803
3.5%
D+30.7
R+10.6
D+36.8
8,517
D
59.8%Cleveland7,695
18.6%Harrison2,387
21.6%
D+41.3
—
D+39.6
12,866
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Columbus, GA-AL
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
172,685
2018
206,615
2020
223,696
2022
230,711
2024
246,314
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−111 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −19,685 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Columbus, GA-AL in Columbus, GA-AL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+3,690
2012
+3,161
2013
+1,917
2014
−5,484
2015
−5,562
2016
−6,163
2017
−4,731
2018
+795
2019
+1,300
2021
−2,835
2022
−3,355
2023
−1,367
2024
−940
2025
−111
The Columbus metro straddles the Georgia-Alabama border and centers on one of the Army's largest installations, giving it an unusually high share of active-duty and veteran households that consistently shapes turnout patterns on both sides of the state line.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 90.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 51.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.1 points.
A population of 325,615, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,450 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Macon-Bibb County, GA and Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
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In 2024, Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia voted Democratic by 6.1 points (D+6.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 134,284 votes cast, 70,832 went Democratic and 62,637 went Republican.
When did Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia?
Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia has a population of 325,615 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia?
Median household income in Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia is $60,450 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
